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USGS usb000psg4
21 Apr 2014, 10:04
116 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 27 km depth.
Published location
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-6.223700, 154.434800
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Event ID
usb000psg4
Coordinates
-6.2237, 154.4348
Network
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Significance
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